For the next period of time, everyone began cultivating. Ye Chen used the Red Sword to pry a portion of the spirit stones off the outer wall—about tens of thousands of spirit stones—and piled them up in the cave for everyone to use in their cultivation.
As for the spirit crystals, Ye Chen had no intention of using them yet. Given their current cultivation levels, they wouldn't be able to fully absorb the spiritual energy inside the spirit crystals anyway; by comparison, spirit stones were much more convenient.
Most importantly, Ye Chen still hoped to use the spiritual energy of the spirit crystals to sustain the aura within the Qilin's body and deter the people outside the cave.
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